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Sports Stories #17: Roller Hockey Blues

by Steven Barwin

Sports Stories #17: Roller Hockey Blues Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

A summer in the city! Mason can't believe his bad luck. Just when he thinks he is going to die of boredom, a local roller hockey team announces that it's holding try-outs.

Synopsis:

Mason dreams of spending the summer canoeing and kayaking at a camp up north with his pals from Cabbagetown Junior High. He's stuck in Toronto, though, ready to go crazy with boredom.

When hears about tryouts for a local roller hockey team, he sees a way out. But that way seems blocked at every turn: the team captain is tough on him, the coach even tougher, and finding a way to pay the league fees might be toughest of all. To top it off, his mother's new boyfriend arrives on the scene at the worst possible time. But as Mason works hard, moving from the third line to the first, he manages to work it out--with a little help from his friends.

Set against a backdrop of fast hockey action, Roller Hockey Blues follows one young man's struggle to overcome personal obstacles and stay in the game.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781550285680
Author:
Barwin, Steven
Publisher:
James Lorimer & Company,
Author:
Tick, Gabriel David
Subject:
Sports & Recreation - General
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Sports / Recreation / Outdoors
Subject:
Sports & Recreation - Winter Sports
Subject:
Social Issues - Emotions & Feelings
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Sports Stories
Series Volume:
17
Publication Date:
January 1997
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
88
Dimensions:
8.76x6.36x.24 in. .28 lbs.
Age Level:
08-13

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